The $100K Sam Altman Podcast Paywall Gets a Buyer
Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 1 min
A manufacturing entrepreneur paid $100,000 to open up Ashlee Vance’s paywalled interview with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, turning a podcast access controversy into a very on-brand experiment in patronage, scarcity, and AI-era attention.
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A manufacturing entrepreneur paid $100,000 to open up Ashlee Vance’s paywalled interview with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, turning a podcast access controversy into a very on-brand experiment in patronage, scarcity, and AI-era attention.
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- Now we know who paid $100,000 to unlock a Sam Altman podcast interview — Ben Shimkus
# Now We Know Who Paid $100,000 to Unlock a Sam Altman Podcast Interview - Business Insider Published: 2026-04-25T08:32:01.283000+00:00 Author: Ben Shimkus ## Summary A manufacturing entrepreneur paid $100,000 to unlock a paywalled interview with OpenAI's top executives, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. The interview was initially published behind a paywall by journalist Ashlee Vance as part of…